The world's largest marine sanctuary could take shape in the waters off Hawaii. Now President Barack Obama wants to double the area that's off limits to fishing and drilling. KITV4's Catherine Cruz has more on the reaction.

The world's largest marine sanctuary could take shape in the waters off Hawaii... Good evening, I'm Paula Akana. The areas you see highlighted here are already protected... Now President Barack Obama wants to DOUBLE the area that's off limits to fishing and drilling. The push back has begun. KITV4's Catherine Cruz has our top story. Catherine? Some of that pushback is coming from the tuna industry. The Western Pacific Marine Fisheries Management Council feels blind-sided only just learning of the plan last week. The President made the announcement at a Oceans conference explaining its meant to protect pristine waters of the Pacific. Expanding the marine preserve would bring protection to areas around the Marianas trench the deepest point of the ocean near the island of Guam. But it would also push into areas where Hawaii's longliners and other US fishermen make a living... near Johsnton atoll, Palmyra Island as as Jarvis and Holland. - PAUL 7:06 7:12 - "It has no conservation benefit other than to penalize.U. S, fishermen" Scientists of the Fisheries Council were meeting in Honolulu today. The full council with members from Guam and Samoa are expected to take a strong position against the marine preserve plan when it meets next week. Members argue that expanding the no fishing zone is not only bad for businesss but will not help tuna and sharks which migrate. - 3:34 - "There are already 50 nautical mile closures around those its called part of the marine national monuments There are already protecting the coral reefs, all the near shore fish. precious corals, coral reef fish and sharks pushing out to the 200 nautical miles will have no major conservation benefit," - 354 - The council says the move could also leave many of the protected areas open to foreign fishers who are already banned from US waters. Fewer U.S. fishermen in the areas means fewer eyes on the water. - PAUL 5:34 - "They can let the govt know they have seen boats making encroachments and if you take those away whats to stop foreigners from fishing," The concern is for the areas around the nation of Kiribas which permits european fishers to troll in their waters. - PAUL 5:59-6: 05 - "I suspect there will be a great temptation to just pop into our area because they know they will be no fishing vessels be there to see them if they do that." The proposal could go into effect as soon as this year which has the US fishers worried. The council says the move puts pacific fishing industry at a disadvantage and highlights the political vunerablity of the Pacific. Hawaii has its confressional delegation, but Samoa and Guam have two nonvoting members of

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